Canada Authorises Pfizer’s Omicron Retooled Booster

Canada Authorises Pfizer’s Omicron Retooled Booster
A vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus disease (COVID-19) booster vaccine targeting BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron sub variants is pictured at Skippack Pharmacy in Schwenksville, Pa., on Sept. 8, 2022. Hannah Beier/Reuters
The Canadian Press
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Canada on Friday authorised updated COVID-19 booster shots from Pfizer Inc and its partner BioNTech SE that target the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants, according to the government’s website.

Pfizer and BioNTech said in a joint statement the companies will make “significant volumes of the vaccine available in the coming days”.